OTIS ORCHARDS, Wash. - A woman was killed in a crash in the Otis Orchards area Thursday morning. The crash happened near the intersection of Wellesley and Ashton. Details are limited at this time, but the car was found behind a tree and the woman driving has died, according to deputies on scene. The intersection is closed down and motorists are asked to avoid the area.

OTIS ORCHARDS, Wash. - A woman was killed in a crash in the Otis Orchards area Thursday morning. The crash happened near the intersection of Wellesley and Ashton. Details are limited at this time, but the car was found behind a tree and the woman driving has died, according to deputies on scene. The intersection is closed down and motorists are asked to avoid the area.

SPOKANE, Wash. - Crime is becoming a growing concern in parts of downtown Spokane-- and police are getting all to familiar with it. The worse it gets, the fewer people want to spend time there-- which only creates a vicious cycle. Tonight while while we were in the downtown neighborhood, we saw firsthand what businesses and police are worried about and say they see every day. "I think most areas are overall safe," Officer John O'Brien

SPOKANE, Wash. - Crime is becoming a growing concern in parts of downtown Spokane-- and police are getting all to familiar with it. The worse it gets, the fewer people want to spend time there-- which only creates a vicious cycle. Tonight while while we were in the downtown neighborhood, we saw firsthand what businesses and police are worried about and say they see every day. "I think most areas are overall safe," Officer John O'Brien

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - The Washington State Patrol says a 46-year-old Reardan man was killed Tuesday afternoon after crashing his motorcycle on I-90. Troopers say Clinton Heindl was traveling west on the Sprague onramp when he struck the barrier, was thrown from his bike and into the westbound lanes of I-90.

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - The Washington State Patrol says a 46-year-old Reardan man was killed Tuesday afternoon after crashing his motorcycle on I-90. Troopers say Clinton Heindl was traveling west on the Sprague onramp when he struck the barrier, was thrown from his bike and into the westbound lanes of I-90.

SPOKANE, Wash. - A Mead High School teacher has been arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a student. Last month, court records showed 37-year-old Mead High School teacher Wesley Perez was under investigation for having an inappropriate relationship with a student.

SPOKANE, Wash. - A Mead High School teacher has been arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a student. Last month, court records showed 37-year-old Mead High School teacher Wesley Perez was under investigation for having an inappropriate relationship with a student.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a recently adopted 1-year-old girl whose father left her in a truck has died. News outlets cite a release from Metro Nashville police saying the adoptive father "reportedly forgot" about the child after dropping off her sibling at day care on Wednesday. The girl's adoptive mother found the child around 5:40 p.m. in a car seat inside the pickup truck parked outside their home.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a recently adopted 1-year-old girl whose father left her in a truck has died. News outlets cite a release from Metro Nashville police saying the adoptive father "reportedly forgot" about the child after dropping off her sibling at day care on Wednesday. The girl's adoptive mother found the child around 5:40 p.m. in a car seat inside the pickup truck parked outside their home.

SEATTLE, Wash. (AP) - A case of Legionnaires' disease has been suspected at the University of Washington Medical Center. KOMO-TV reported Wednesday that this is the third time in as many years that the disease has been suspected at the facility. Officials said the patient "has been diagnosed with a highly probable health care associated Legionella pneumonia." Officials said the patient is in satisfactory condition and is responding well to treatment. ...

SEATTLE, Wash. (AP) - A case of Legionnaires' disease has been suspected at the University of Washington Medical Center. KOMO-TV reported Wednesday that this is the third time in as many years that the disease has been suspected at the facility. Officials said the patient "has been diagnosed with a highly probable health care associated Legionella pneumonia." Officials said the patient is in satisfactory condition and is responding well to treatment. ...

Beverly Hills Chihuahua? More like Buckingham Palace Beagle. Megan Markle's three year old beagle has made the move across the pond to her new digs in England. The beagle, named “Guy,” was found wandering in the woods alone and was to taken to a shelter in Kentucky. “A Dogs Dream Rescue,” stepped in and saved the now royal pup and helped him find his forever home with Megan Markle. Markle brought Guy home in 2015. Guy has seemed to have formed a...>>

Beverly Hills Chihuahua? More like Buckingham Palace Beagle. Megan Markle's three year old beagle has made the move across the pond to her new digs in England. The beagle, named “Guy,” was found wandering in the woods alone and was to taken to a shelter in Kentucky. “A Dogs Dream Rescue,” stepped in and saved the now royal pup and helped him find his forever home with Megan Markle. Markle brought Guy home in 2015. Guy has seemed to have formed a...>>

OCALA, Fla. - A Florida woman arrested on DUI charges after a crash that killed a 60-year-old woman was pictured smiling in her mugshot. According to the Ocala Star-Banner, 44-year-old Angenette Marie Welk was driving on U.S. 27 when she struck Sandra Clarkston’s car from behind on May 10. The impact of the crash caused Clarkston’s car to slam into the back of a tractor-trailer. Clarkston’s 18-year-old daughter, Shiyanne Kroll, was also in

OCALA, Fla. - A Florida woman arrested on DUI charges after a crash that killed a 60-year-old woman was pictured smiling in her mugshot. According to the Ocala Star-Banner, 44-year-old Angenette Marie Welk was driving on U.S. 27 when she struck Sandra Clarkston’s car from behind on May 10. The impact of the crash caused Clarkston’s car to slam into the back of a tractor-trailer. Clarkston’s 18-year-old daughter, Shiyanne Kroll, was also in

PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) - The Latest on the eruption of a volcano in Hawaii (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Officials say lava spatter from Hawaii's erupting volcano is creating a wall that's helping protect a nearby geothermal plant. U.S. Geological Survey scientist Wendy Stovall said Wednesday that lava erupting from a vent closest to Puna Geothermal Venture is shooting higher than lava coming out of other vents. She says it's also producing the highest...

PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) - The Latest on the eruption of a volcano in Hawaii (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Officials say lava spatter from Hawaii's erupting volcano is creating a wall that's helping protect a nearby geothermal plant. U.S. Geological Survey scientist Wendy Stovall said Wednesday that lava erupting from a vent closest to Puna Geothermal Venture is shooting higher than lava coming out of other vents. She says it's also producing the highest...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - A Massachusetts man is accused of beating his dog with a baseball bat because it ate his Whopper, according to South Coast Today. 50-year-old Gregory Ostiguy was charged with animal cruelty after witnesses called police around 6:50 p.m. Friday to report that he was hitting the dog with a baseball bat. When officers found the dog, it was “shaking.” The animal was removed from the vehicle and taken to a local vet

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - A Massachusetts man is accused of beating his dog with a baseball bat because it ate his Whopper, according to South Coast Today. 50-year-old Gregory Ostiguy was charged with animal cruelty after witnesses called police around 6:50 p.m. Friday to report that he was hitting the dog with a baseball bat. When officers found the dog, it was “shaking.” The animal was removed from the vehicle and taken to a local vet

ATLANTA (AP) - The Latest on the NFL's new policy requiring players to stand if they are on the field during the national anthem but permitting them to stay in the locker room if they prefer (all times EDT): 6 p.m. Arizona Cardinals safety Antoine Bethea says the NFL's new national anthem policy is "not really a compromise," as touted by the league. The 12-year NFL veteran noted that "if you want to use your right of freed...

ATLANTA (AP) - The Latest on the NFL's new policy requiring players to stand if they are on the field during the national anthem but permitting them to stay in the locker room if they prefer (all times EDT): 6 p.m. Arizona Cardinals safety Antoine Bethea says the NFL's new national anthem policy is "not really a compromise," as touted by the league. The 12-year NFL veteran noted that "if you want to use your right of freed...

For most preschoolers, shapes are hard enough to draw-- let alone spell. 20-year-old Twitter user Sal Perez tweeted a picture of some “phonetic geometry” he did as a pre-schooler, and it's gone viral, with over 80,000 retweets at time of writing. Imagine a 3 or 4-year-old Perez struggling to translate these sounds in his head to words on paper; dimn for diamond, sdr (say it fast) for star and so on. Twitter’s response? I laughed, but part of me is like "...>>

For most preschoolers, shapes are hard enough to draw-- let alone spell. 20-year-old Twitter user Sal Perez tweeted a picture of some “phonetic geometry” he did as a pre-schooler, and it's gone viral, with over 80,000 retweets at time of writing. Imagine a 3 or 4-year-old Perez struggling to translate these sounds in his head to words on paper; dimn for diamond, sdr (say it fast) for star and so on. Twitter’s response? I laughed, but part of me is like "...>>

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Latest on documents that Las Vegas police released from the investigation into the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Las Vegas officers responding to the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history described the chaos in newly released documents, with firefighters lifting victims over a fence and people trampling others to escape. One officer wrote that victims arrived at a makeshift triage ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Latest on documents that Las Vegas police released from the investigation into the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Las Vegas officers responding to the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history described the chaos in newly released documents, with firefighters lifting victims over a fence and people trampling others to escape. One officer wrote that victims arrived at a makeshift triage ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia teen Richard Jenkins says he used to sleep in a homeless shelter and was nicknamed "Harvard" by bullies for being a bookworm. Now, he is going to the same Ivy League school on a full scholarship. Jenkins attends Girard College, a boarding school in north Philadelphia, and is this year's valedictorian. The 18-year-old says he found out the good news while in Paris on a school trip, and he was so excited that he threw his cellphone...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia teen Richard Jenkins says he used to sleep in a homeless shelter and was nicknamed "Harvard" by bullies for being a bookworm. Now, he is going to the same Ivy League school on a full scholarship. Jenkins attends Girard College, a boarding school in north Philadelphia, and is this year's valedictorian. The 18-year-old says he found out the good news while in Paris on a school trip, and he was so excited that he threw his cellphone...